Cypress Hills Factory Fire Disrupts Commute

A fire that broke out in an abandoned factory after 3 pm Monday at 3250 Fulton St. in Cypress Hills just kept getting bigger. After 16 hours, 170 firefighters finally brought the seven-alarm conflagration under control. Smoky conditions suspended service on the J train from Broadway Junction to Jamaica Parsons-Archer. Traffic was also disrupted. The factory, made up of nine buildings, is the former Blue Ridge Farms Food processing plant, according to FDNY officials. Six firefighters sustained minor injuries.
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